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Hi Fishes, I am considering a Senior Engineer role with Alteryx (previously Hyper Anna) Sydney. If it's not too much trouble, I was hoping if anyone here could share their experience of working at Alteryx Sydney in terms of Culture, work life balance, politics, work pressure, people, Leadership and product. Thanks.
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Take a few PTO days and totally disconnect - prep your team, set the boundaries and then take the time for yourself. I know it feels like it but I promise the place won’t burn down without you and if it does that’s on leadership and serves to further highlight all the very real gaps/deficiencies (e.g. staffing).
I don’t have a good answer for you, but I’m feeling this too. It’s tough. Im just starting to look for other work and I’m hoping to be able to retain some optimism for finding the right role.
I concur, this summer has been the most mentally draining season that I’ve experienced in quite some time. I’m not sure I have good advice either because we all know that setting boundaries and expressing the continued pressure to executives doesn’t result in anything. I’m looking for a new job as well, but receiving the same automated rejections. It seems like companies have significantly slowed down on hiring, especially more senior roles. I’ve been through a couple interview processes where I reached the 3rd-4th final interview and they paused the position or completely eliminated it. It’s extremely frustrating since looking and interviewing for positions is like having another full time job. Sending you all the positive vibes!
Same thing happened to me. I’ve invested in interviews only for them to change directions/pause.
Feel very much the same. Not sure I have the answer but know you certainly aren't alone. The past few years have been hard even for everyone even those with many good things in life. Be kind to yourself.
Also I am married with two pre-teen/teen kids who are convinced all I do for work is talk on the phone. Ha!
Also, I’m totally remote which is good because if I didn’t I would never lay eyes on my family. Depressing.
If you haven’t already, speak to your direct boss about your situation and try to ascertain the issues and how the company can help. If you’re being overworked it’s not fair to you and you need to set boundaries ie amount of hours you will work, getting enough time off, flexible working hours if needed etc. Maybe work with a career coach who can give you feedback on your current situation and help you move forward.
I feel for you as I have been there recently. After seeing that my current company does not value me, I started valuing myself more. Setting boundaries on how many hours I will work, taking PTO and unplugging, blocking off my workout time on my calendar, etc.
I, too, have seen a lot of auto rejections. I suspect it’s not because I’m not qualified but, rather, employers have a ton of applicants to choose from. Best of luck to you!